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Gareth Southgate refusing to look beyond Euro 2020 group

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England will play all three group matches at Wembley.

England have "come unstuck" at too many tournaments for Gareth Southgate to start plotting how he can avoid a knockout meeting with Germany, France or Portugal at Euro 2020.

The draw in Bucharest on Saturday night pitted Southgate's team against their World Cup semi-final conquerors Croatia, plus the Czech Republic and the winner of the play-off series featuring Scotland.

England will play all their three group games at Wembley, and if they top Group D they would play the runner-up from Group F – far and away the toughest-looking pool – in Dublin.

Southgate knows expectations around his side will be much higher than they were in Russia, and told the BBC: "(Other international coaches) are very complimentary but I think they're trying to draw you in a bit as well!

"I've been in the game long enough to know how that all works. There are eight, 10 top nations. The margins are really fine. When you look at the history of European Championships, there are so many different winners."

Southgate accepts the tournament represents a fantastic opportunity for his team. Both semi-finals and the final will be played at Wembley should England make it that far.

"If we play well and win games then the whole nation is gripped and that's something very, very special," he said.

"It's going to be a brilliant experience for our fans, our players and the public."

England's first group match will be against Croatia on Sunday, June 14 before they take on one of Israel, Norway, Scotland or Serbia on Friday, June 19. Their final group game against the Czechs will be on Tuesday, June 23.

The final takes place on Sunday, July 12.

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